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fi W. M., TAYLUW VEHICLE LEVELING MACHINE Filed March 4, `1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l E 3o 5 50 4 2711511752 l ,1 :jlw Z7 4,

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w. M. TAYLOR VEHICLE LEVELING MACHINE Filed Mamh 4. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 tor.

unirse stares WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, OF INDIANAPOLS, lilBillA, AfSlCGNOR TO :MARY A. TAYLOR,

Application led March Il,

This invention relates to in'lprovcnfients in road machines comprising;` a body tranne, four wheels on which the trame is mounted and a scraper blade supported between the two pairs of iront and rear wheels. 'llhe particular' function of the road malriup; inachine described herein is to grade the sui lace of the road by means oit a scraper bl a de and its particular use is to move dirt and other materials to accomplish this end.

llllhen the machine is in its usual position at worlr there are two ot the wheels (one forI- yard and one back wheel) in the ditch and the other (forward and back) whee s are upon the road.

llVhile this grading machine has four wheels like a wagon, the condition o operation differs greatly :from the operation of a wagon. A wagon carries its load on top oll the bed and 'travels on a level. road grader works with one side down i the drainage ditch, and moves its load sidewise and uphill.

lill hen the machine is in operation the aides ot the grader are inclined at a very considerable angle, sometimes great thirty or Ytorty decrees with the horizontal and as a result oi: this inclined position oli the axle, the machines as now built have very serious defects. lWith present machines the tilting ot the axle means a correspondingl tilting;` of "he body 'framej which throws the center oft cravity' o1" the machine toward the wheel on the low side. This adds seriously to the weight carried bythe wheel in the ditch where .veight is not wanted because this wheel is ti-cycline` in soit plowed lejround and it tales an equal weight away tro .i the wheel on the high side where weight is wanted because the upper wheel is traveling on the hard suV .me o' the road.

Also with these machines as now built trie platform upon which the operator stand to manipulate the machine inclines as the aigle and the body irai-ne inclines and this makes it di'llicult to control the machine properly due to the uncertain 'footing' ttor the oi Further than this, with prescr chinos since the apparatus carryi A scraper blade and the means 'for cont 5 l y "ts operations9 are attached to the machine iody lrame and since the angle oit inclina` .ion of the machine body is the same as the angle of inclination of the aine trom the the machine sidewise and downhill.

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horizontal, and varies with it, the control oi the blade irregular and uncertain and the strc in the supporting` beams of the machine body change as the angle ci the aille changes.

The work of a grading machine as stated is moving); its load sidewise and uphill. rllhe load therefore is constantly tending to push llt the wheels were lined on a stili axle like a wagonn the inclination ot' the axle would mean a cerre-spondingg` inclination of the wheels and there would be nothing; to resist this downward thrust ot the load except the ed ot the tire ot the wheels.

Therefore a leaning wheeh which tilts to a. angle from the aisle is used in order that the lace oit the tire may press against the earth and thus pfiye a rolling;` brace against the `side thrust ot the load. toward the downhill side. 'llhese leaning,` wheels are used in connection with machines now built but owing` to the danger ot the leaningr body frame striking the tilting wheel the diameter of the wheels must be made small which means increasingl the draft ot the machine or else the bed iframe must be made narrow which prevents the attaclnnent of the sc 1aper blade controls at a sutlicient distance 'trom the center' of the blade for satisfactory operation or it may mean modiiicat-ion in both of these particulars.

An object oi' this invention is to provide means for levelingl oi the body iframe of the grading machine so that no matter what the angle of inclination of the aide, by a` sinejle con rol the body 'frame and likewise the operators platform may be kept level and the wheels lrept vertical and at riojht angles to the body iframe and at the same time the center of gravity of the unit will always be directly above the midposition between the points ot contactof the wheels upon the ground. By this means the wheels can be made as large in diameter as is desired withi out :tear of them striking` the body iframej and also the body trame can be made almost wide as the distance between the wheels without fear ot coming in Contact with the wheels. @n account ot the center ot gravity ol' the machine being` always lirectly above the midposition between the points o'l contact oit the wheels upon the ground, the weight on the high and the low wheel and the saine time. in coinhin tion with the means set iiorth in the iirst object to keep the machine body and likewise the operators platform constantly level no matter whatmay he the angle of the arie or the tilt ot the wheels. ilfhatever may be the angle ot the aXle or the tilt ot the wheels the center oi gravity ot the machine will always e i i inidposition or higher with reference to the points otI Contact oi the wheels with the ground. That is to say, with the operation ot the controls nai ied in the tirst and second objects seti'orth herein, the downward pressure from the wheels on the l` l side will never be less than the downward pressure from the wheel or t ie low side and in nearly all operating conditions the downward pressure on the ground from the wheel on th high side will he greater than the downward pressure on the ground from the wheel on the low side. Ui der no condition will the pressure downward en the ground from the low side. wheel he greater than the doi inward pressure on the ground from the high side wheel.

A third object is to provide a means operated by a third control, for shifting the mechanisms set i'iorth in the i'irst and s'cond objects so that theyY will be moved longitudinally along the axle and uphill, 'for the purpose of still further moving the center ot gravity toward the high side of the machine and thereby still further increasing` Ve downward pressure oi" the high wheel and correspondingly decreasing the downward pressure ot the low side wheel. rllhis iphill sideshift ot the machine body on the a3: e in conibination with the devices forth in the first and second ohjects named herein 'to maintain the machine hodjv and likewise the operators plat-term level, no mattei' what the inclination oit the ride may be or the tilt oi the wheels to give a rolling hre.y e to the load. `ldfhatever may he the a the axle, or the tilt ot the wheels, o... *l e L; ot the machine body sidewise and uphill, the center ot gravity oit the machine will. always be in. midposition or higher with rete-,rence to the points ot contact of the wheels with the ground. That is toV say that with the operation of the three controls named, the downward pressure from the wheel on the high side will never be less than the downward pressure from the wheel on the low de i and in practically all casi thc do.'\"nwar pressure on the high side will he greater thru the do vnward pressure ironi the wheel on the low side. Under no condition will the downward pre..N trou the l w side wheel he greater than the downn j rc,- ;surc Vfrom the high side wheel.

A fourth object is to provide a means to give the proper tilt to the whcclf-i to brace against the side pull o? thc lozd i'or any condition of load or hin-l or quantity olf uur terial, to provide a means Vor controil a` downward pressure o if the wheels on Vthe high., and low side oi" the machine, to gire ti; proper pressure for the best operation olf th machine under all conditions ot the ground over which the wheels have to travi-?, inclinations oil the axle5 and siinuiluucously with theaboveniuncv'l means topro." .ineens ne body haine o for always maintaining il the machine and likewise the platform on which the operator stands, always .in a level position.

Other objects will appear in the couwc ci" the followingl description.

lWhile the ohjects as stated have heen ser forth as applying to road graders. the nccii for a levelL bed when ti crc are varying angles of the axle are needed i n other service, his de ice may be used tor such service. tore in my application. while it is set forth as applying speciiically to road nfailcrs-s. where there is need ii'or such a device this mechanism may be used i'or such service wherein the load must be iarri rd level and the center of gravity oit the load hcpt central or above the wheel hase without regard to the angular-ity of the axle.

Further than this the mechanism srt liorth in connection with the ohjccts naencd herein might not he nccese ry 'for all conditions olf work.

For cases other than road grr-.ders wherein the load is carried on top olf the bed and wherein t-he hed must he level, thc "entr-r oi gravity central and the wheels vertical, rcgardless oit the angulo.` ity ot the unie, thc mechanism .torth i' i thc ,iii ohjcct nai ed herein would be entirely i' uicnt without any ot the others.4

ln cases? even with graders, the character of the road building material `in a sijivcn locality might be such that satishictory service might be had by the nunfhanisni torih in thc irst two ohjects and by so building the machine the cost the machine would thereby ,Je consi( rahly lessened.

For specific services ther ifo fe, a machine can be built requiring the mechanism oi only the tirst object set forth herein;y Vl'or others the i'irst and second cul)7 an he used and tor still others the mechanism named in all three objects will he repiircd. (ln this account, my application covers any ot the incre-- lill) lll() lil) Vangle arms 1-1, carrying th bare 11 placed with their to the ouf;- side and their plain sides to the center. channels 11 are held in proper relnt other by tie plates 12 riveted to the i oi the channels t their ende. ildd 'C plateo nie-y be used in irzictice or the-ee, nin treted co'ieiderzibly enlergpg'ed with n; inten lering with the spirit ol 'tine application..

rlezir each end oi tne chen-inem 11 .is e. neel ino* @in 19 nv* li j 10'1 l tl i n 11H10 l h l o denonASD monte new on, e ,J as Shown in 111g. 32 which. bearing pin porte the angle urine 11 two wheels 8 ne Shown in n the min- D nl..

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tical zii-ins ere conneceed t( 16. freine eoneisting o'i two channe- 1'. l l upper l which has ite flanges @Attending downwardly and the lower of which has it` l tl l flanges e i;tendin.f upwnl eide or eech channel is to t bottoni. r1`he width ot' the inner freine is ne 'rower th tween the channel here 1 than twice the thielneee oi L ports (i and they (the ohennele 17) are held in proper relation with each other, 3y tie plates 18, of the ,eine thiclneee es Supporting members G. rllhese tie piee e 'l are riveted to the ends oi the llein f' ehnnnels 17 by rivets conntersnnk Side so that the tranne composed or nels 17 and the tie pieces 18 will be o i Sinne vertical height es the vertical heig of the channels 11. This freine 17H18 1 held from droppingbelow the @hannes 1 forming the axle by the lower stope 121 5 eted te the low flanges el? the channels 111 and it is held frein litt-ing above the top oil Jeheee channels by the upper stops 12% which ere bolted to the upper llnngjes of channel 11. These Stops do not run continuously troni oie channel11 to the other like the tie plates 12 room being lett :in the gzip between the coi responding` ineinbere 121/@- on the upper side Jor the passage along; the axle of the leveling mechanism and on the lower eide Yfor the plieelige of the 'zich operating the side shift o1 the iran'ie 17 M18. See 3X and 3V.

A Suliicient nnniber of stops 121/2 :ire use( so that the fr?. ne 1?-18 is in all positions held trein dropping below or li'ltiirel above the channel bers 11 sind et the ,eine time free enough to easily inove lengthwise of thein. @n the lower eide o'll the bei; 'l'ornied by the channels 17 sind the tie pla eS 18 and running longitudinally of the box :is bolted e reel; 19 to the lower channel. 1in@ 'thin zich gears e pinion 20, Carried by the Shaft 21.

The shaft- 21 oiirnzied in bouw; lill ulnched the lower fl c. @ce el the channel )www i v 4 "1. .v f Vff JK, n i tue comme ewcni end mollen oi. ille nog .i i. l f it 11. 'line L21. ie he) ed oi elim w me `tened to 'the pinion 2O .Sie tlnit :my rolrxl wise ot the zulle liorined by l'he channel. ll.. Fig. 3". rllhe menne) ior operatingthe ,ehn 21 will he les 'rihed lzi'er.

Under certain comlitiong; inni' be mor desirable io glace this 'n lz on the per :lid

neterid t the lor-:cr side el? the moi l reedjuett :e ogieriil'ilw mech: la nl. nl tierefore the epplicrition iff: nel, d to the particular epperzil'ufi (lcsicrillcd i 1 ninifinn the eli-fling` member 1i--ll filly :ilono the :ixle 11.

he duplicate pr (i :ire flexibly attached he bei: 17-18 si' r the Insinner :@.iown in llihhin the hor-1 lil-lll :it :i .enitnl le point :i support ttor the bearing' pin Q21, le' rivetciii to en ch of the clsinncls 1i' by menne of connterennl; rivets so that the riveli; will 'l`he1 e 4(irry e. 1)ivot pin 23 thc lcngflh. i i .ic distance l'icliween the chunnclrf; 11 eo that it will not prevent the tree inerenient of the box 1T 1S longitmlinzilly ol the axle 11. See Fig. 3W. The iiikiright plates 6 by this ineens en relate about the pin 23 to ecconnnodzite any inclination ol the :rifle in its relation to the verti 'nl "illilcsi (i und at the ie time any movement of ihe hon iT-1S ngtliwiee ol" the axle, will more the pivot lll a griaiter or lese distance trein one or the other oli the wheels 8.

Neer euch end olI the Sliding box 121-453 the t ip channel 1'? ere upi Qirdly extendinglj supporting poste 21;, elufrieifl by the hof; 17-18 for operating` the levelingl control inechanieni. These supporting: poete 2l- :ire bolted et their lower ends lo the upper chennel 1'? and move with it. 1n :simplified cih-1er; tiese snijiporting poete 21 zircholted directly cross-pieces attached to the :ixlc 11, not shown. These supporting posts l-lhere :i horizontal bearing hole in zich nein' the iop for the pivotal etl'nchinent ol? :additional mechanism. By ineens oll pivot pine Q15, these Supporting )este Q1 el' 'heir upj er ends have duplicate cnitrol nrins 5 zi'lzlzichcil to thorn the control nrine noringr pivctnlly eronnr the pins 26. At the upper ends olE their? dnpliciite vert-ical control :irme Elfi they t1re pivotelly connected lo the horiizontul control eri.' 2;? by pins 28 whch exten l lhif'mgrh the duplicate `vertical control :irme Q5 und the horizentzfll control arme lowing; both l orlzontzil and Vertical zirnis free to i ove np :ind d' wn between the duplicate chan nele 2 which torni the back end o1i the bed freine. ihe

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lill) ends of the arms I? toward the center of the machine are pivot/ed around the cross shatts 29, which extend through the cross channels 2 trom side to side Upon these sha'tts 29 are also pivoted the worm wheels l() held in proper side position,-together with'the arm 2'? by means of collars. N ear the rim et each ot the worm wheels 30 fastened er cast lugs 3l between which the arm 9.0i" restsso that any motion et the worm wheel 250 around its anis, is transmitted to the arm 27. Any rotation et the wheel 30 would therefore cause a corresponding` motion, up or down, ot the pin 28. Since the pin 28 is limited in its move ments by the arms 25 and 27 and since each oi the worin wheels 30 is attached to the bed trame channels 2 by means to be described, any rotation .oit the worm wheel 80 would cause a rotation et the channels 2 (and liliewise the plates 5 which are rigidly attached to them) around the pivot Q3 .in the axle.

ln order to li'unotion properly the two worm wheels 30 must each rotate in the same direction and any means tor accomplishing` this will cause the mechanism to :tunction properly. rl'here'lore while other methods than those shown herein may be employed without atiecting the validity et this application the one shown herein is as follows. rlhe worm pinions 32, threaded to screw in the same di rection, engage with the worin wheels 30. rlhese pinions 32 are caried by a shalt which shalt 33 is supported by bearings 7l carried within the vertical plates 6 and bolted thereto. rlthis shaft 33, in addition to the pinions 32 also carries a worm wheel 3a, which worm wheel 34;, in turn is engaged at its top with a worm p'nion 35 carried by a shalt 86, said shatt 36 being supported by bearings in holes throiiigh the channels 2 and the ends et the vertical plates 6. ln this arrangement ot gearing a section is cutout ot the upper portion ot the plates ti' so that the worm wheel Sil; may operate without coming in contact with these plates. hice Fig. Shaft 3G extends a sutlicient distance beyond the flanges et the channels 2 so that an attached cra-nh M may be turned a complete circle. 'Ehe rotation et the crank M will put in motiony the chain et gearing just described and will cause the rotation ot the vertical plates e around the pivot thereby giving corresponding motion to the bed 'trame of the machine which is represented on the draw* ings by the channels 2 they being rigidly at tached to the Vertical plates t3. ln Visualizing;` ir-om Fig. l, the action caused by the rotation et the crank M, it would appear that this rotation would cause the rotating otE the cross members 2 and the vertical members G but y "'h the machine in actual operation it is the axle which tilts and the mechanism described lieeps the members 2 horizontal and the vertical'members 6 Vertical regardless oit the tilt oi the axle. The tilting oli the wheels is accomplished by the following OL) is necessary to accomplish the objects de scribed herein. it collar 3'?" prevents any side play between the lower end et' the segment arm and the support 22 Yfor pivot pin See Figi'. 3W. '.this segment arm Ji has worm UO teeth on its upper tace as shown in l., and engaging' with these teeth is a worm pinion supported in botes a0 bolted to the ver al plate 6, and hey-ed to shaft Lil. The piniiii 239 entends betwee" the bones a() so th at there will be no en d motion o'j the shaft al. The shaft al is bent or otherwise made so that .i 'torms the cran i hl. Vlhe rotation ot the cranlr N will rotate the pinion thereby moi/*ingi the segment wheel 38 to the right or lett around th-e pivot 23. rShe segment wheel 35E is made with a cross bar at such height that its center will come at the same height above the aigle channel bars ll as the cross bar l5 when the aille is level and the wheels vertical. @n the side ot the segment wheel toward the operator is a pin a2, Fig. 8W) and likewise toward the lett end oi the crossbar l5 is a bearing` pivot i3 ez;- tending1 away from the operator (see 3). connecting: linh or arm connects the two pins 412 and From this construction is will be seen that a side motion ot the scgn'ient wheel 38 procjluced by rotating,1 the vcranlrlil., will roch the cross arm 'l5 sidewise,

by means ot the link da thereby correspondf infgly rocking` the angle arms ill carrying the wheels and thereby producing` a tiltingv of the wheels. lt will also be seen that. without any movement et the crank lil the sliding or the movable boi; lZ-ll along` the aine will likewise move the cross arm l5 to tilt the wheels since tl e segment wheel 3S moves as its own pivot 23 moves along` the aille so longv as the realtionship et the segment wheel 38 remains fixed with relation to the Vertical plates 6.

rthe vert-ical plates e and the vertical control arms Z5 move as a unit using the sliding bon ifi-18 as a base and it is therefore obvious that a side movement of this base liv-18 along1 the axle nieves the bar l5 correspondingly thereby tilting the wheels. It the proper side shift el the box the right relative pressure between the high and low wheels tor a `given condition does not gire a proper tilt to the wheels the rotation ot the cranlr hl can then alter the relationship between the segi'nent wheel 38 and l ing` the Wheels and the centers ot the pivot. and of the pivot 42 ot the .segment wheel 36, When the segment wheel is in nud-pcash With reference to the verticalplates 6, lorni a parallelograin Whose opposite sides will :ilvvays be parallel so long as *ne segment wheel '38 remains central With the vertical plates 6.

l/Vith the segment Wheel 36 in this relation, the crank lll when rotated in order to iniuin maintain the Wheels vertical and at angles to the bed. his relation will continue regardless ot' what the inclination of the axle may be unless and tion of the Wheels is changed by the o pc tion ot one ot the other controls. l v` parallelograin is disturbed by the ope" oi one ot the other controls and the n are tilted when the aigle and also the both level, then thereafter, it the clined and tl e bed is kept level by th contr lvl, after the Wheels are tilted., the oi' the Wheels te the horizontal Will always i'en'iain the saine regardless of the tilt olf the aille.

rllhe means by which the shaft is operated is shown in 3v. A bevel gear 45 is held in mesh with a bevel pinion 46 by aV angle piece 47. Above this bevel gear and bevel pinion is duplicate Oear ano pinion 48 and a siniilar angl-e piece 56. v Vlfivo plate arms 5l extending across the niaehine are riveted to the iront and bacl; vertical arms 6 and through bearings in these arnis is inserted a cross shalt 52 which is attached to bevel gear 49 in the rear and in liront terminates in cra-nk l). ljinion 48 gears With the bevel Wheel 49 and is held in contact with it by the angle piece 50. Bevel p'nion 46 is connected to bevel pinion 48 by two shafts and 54 the one sliding Within' the other. .l-hatt 54 is round Where it passes through pinion 46 and the angle piece 4T but above his it is square. Shaft 53 is round Where it passes through pinion 48 and angle piece 50, below this 'it can be ot any external shape but it has a square hole running` lengthwise t it. ml

ion heels ill@ square hole in 53 makes a sliding tit` with the square rod 54 so that the tivo will rotate together even though the centers ot the shafts With Which they conn-ect may varyv in their distance apart. This method transmits inotion troni the crank P to the shaitt 2l regard less of the location et the boi; 1?-16 upon the axle of the machine.

rll'he platlorin for the operator is supported kby one ot the vertical plates 6 by ineans ot the bent T bars 56. These "li bars o6 are riveted to reses/li the vertical plates 6 and the vertical plates1 6 are riveted to the cross channels tornnngi; the itront ot the bed traine. 'lhere'liore the platform 55 is always pai-alle nel liVhen one is level the other is leve lligs. l and 2 show these v1lmbars 36 attached to that plate 6 which is located nearest to the operator. lllith other operating; rnechanisin there might be no obstacle to attaching these bars to the vertical plate 6 'farthest H'rhin the operator or to the beon'ls l exten ded, not shown Without destroying' the int-cnt ot this application. ils has alreadg7 been slated herein the leveling device 'l'or the body traine ol the niachine is controlled by the niechanisin ci rried bv the rear axle. Se 'tar as the tilt ot the front axle is concerned the 'front axle is uncontrolled and only acts as a supporting; ineluber. Se tar as the tilt of the axle roes liront aine l'olloivs Whatever inclination or change oilf inclination which the `around gives it Without atl'ectingr the level olI the machine bodv, its only7 function so tar as the :ingularity ot' the axle is concerned being; to suppe; i, the t'ront end of the niachine.

ln order however that the machine bod): may be in proper alignment in its operation and the propel.l pressures given to line hiejh and loir wheels it necessa '3, that the devices destribed herein for slii'tting;4 the inzufhiuo bodyv toward the high side ot' the machine he used on the iront axle as nell :is on the rear.

llt is likewise nece; :ary that the l'ront wheels should tilt as ivell as the reni' vfhccir so that the front vvheels may he ln'ovided with means l'or giving the saine rolling; hrrce against the load as the rear wheels The nierhanisni necessary tor shifting; the point ol? support for the bed on the liront :will that is, by the use ot a boi: similar to hoi: i-l6 on the rear arde also used on the iront asile and lilievvise the device lor tilting' the Wheels oili the 'liront axle l, j; means ol a segrnent vrheel device similar to 36 on the near axle is also used on the front axle und their description need not be repeated. The controls t'or these devices are hoivcvcr arried to the rear as Will be mentioned later so the the operator can control thein lfroni his place on the rear platform. vrl-.lith the hed u aintaincd level b v the device carried by the rear axle, the centers ot gravity on the Yliront axle will be kept in the saine relatimiship to the point oit contar-t ot' the Wheels on the ground, Vas on Ahe rear Wheels although the leveling mechanisni carried only by the rear ivhccls und the objects ot this invention are fari-ind ont on the front axle as ivcll as on the rear axle :it though the trent axle actuall;Y carries no le "cldevice.

4. shows the .front axle in outline. 'lhe vertical plates ot this 'ligure rest upon a supplen'iental boi; within the :i1-:le :is is already described as be); l'-ltl for the rear avle and this supplemental box is operated longitudiwith the chan- Sli flo

aille are eai'iiecl up to the boi'ly frame oli .ik

the machine and :litem there7 through sui able locls7 joints and gears7 the control cei'iiecl to the i'eai.' of lthe befl liiaine eo that the bei: in the lfiont azile niay be conveniently hanillml l l the operator standing on the plattform a e i'eai oli the n'iaehine. lliliewiae between me veitieal platee are carried boxes lor the support ola shalt similar to shaft il on the ieaii' axlea eaiifying a Worin pinion similar to pinion 39 olr the real' ai: e anal geaifing into e. segment 'wheel einiilai' to Segment wheel 138 oit the tea-i aille and pivotetl on a pin siinilai to pin 23 on the ieai axle. ly a fionneatii` einiilaix to ling: il@ ofthe i'eai' axle thin se geai' bet-Ween the uptight platee l ia at to the cioss ann 5'? of l lifoin t soi'iption given in conn@d ion with the ai; e it will be eeen that thieI close ain'i o "l tilt the liont wheels either by means; segment geai oi the tirent axle (coi-i" ing` to Segment eab B8 of the 11n? anlo) oi by means ol:I the Shifting' oli the bof; (corresponding to bof; ifi-18 oli the real' axlol al the axle and will respond to the saine a 'l niente of the tilt as aie described 'toil the Teal' axle. The eontiol tot the eegnlent wb di through the halt on the liront aisle Spending With shattll on the reali' axle operation ol" this control shalt in the 'front axle is maele from the reai plotgo'ni by con-- meetingl this shattto the real' by ineane o'll iodee k geare, nniif'ei'eal jointe n' teleffsconing members as; they may be neetleil to gi fe the opera-toi.' on the ieai' plat'lioi'ni control olf' the Shaft on the 'liront axle which cor eepencle to shalt ll on the i ai?.

The method oli steel-ing the naehlne as 2given may be inoclilietl or chenggeil to otliei' n'ieane1 Without affecting the Vlai neinetl herein this plan being given an one which will give opei'atively satisfactory esulta.

ln Figs. l and 5 the front axle channel; FS are piyoted ai'onncl the hoi'izontal pivot of) (which coiiesponcle to pivot dl ot' the ifea. axle) andthe ends of the axle 'loi'inefl by thv channels 555 can move :l'ieely up and elo* alonnel the horizontal pivot 59. The

mont axle channels cannoli` however rotete about l a Vert-ical axis to eteei' the machine and theie to the 'front axle 5S by the horizontal pineto;`

lf2 ovztenfling through from eide to .Csifle oli the channel bois; 58. This caii'ying; ai'ni Gl is ina le in the toen of a toi'k n lure/js 'the top and bottoni. Into the space between the two lugs in carrying;4 :1an 6l ie pivotefl an angle ai'n'l 63 carrying the li'ont Wheels 9. The angle in is pivotally connected to the "appel" and lower lugs oit the carrying; aiin 6l by the vei'tic( l pin 62. To the bottom ott the angle a'jni (S3 ancl extending; in toiwaitl liiection is the steeringl arm lfl 'igiclly attachet lio the angle ai'in 63 so that any motion to- Wai'tl the siile oi the machine by the Steering' :1iin Geil Will rotate the Wheel 9 on theyetical axis G2 anfl when the steering; means ifoi1 the two liront wheelfs are connected so that they opeiale in n iin A. and Will in'opei'ly ete i' the machine. rlhe l'olwziicl arms 6l; azie eonneeteel by n ball and Seel: joint G5 with a 1 i'ni (lli ly means olf a Veitical loil (il, ei:- tendi o the top ol the machine bocly with Wei-n1 to a ifoil oil" the opeiato s ond olf the n il (3 Y fl bin' l el an automobile. lily this ineane the liront Wheels may both tilteil enil :steeifecl7 the tilting` anal steei'ing: eech ceoinpliehefl by a sepaiat ineens iratetl in lepentlent oi the other t'foiin at the i'eai oli the machine. ne ein-Mal; to the outline eliagi'anis (3 to lllg. 9'@ inclusive the @perviene plat'ioi'in ie shown in each (bini-ani and is ina'lml with the letter: lll at each ench ln the 'following ieifoieneee to tlieee diagrams the eianhe lll, ll and lJ niieiitioneil are those Whicl ai'e so niailleo iii lilgp. l and 6:, shows the machine in noi'inal been tion.

l, shows the i'eanlt on Fin. G of operating;` control lll. rThe boil mat e anil inaintainefl level and. the *wht ,l maintained, vertical i'eggai'cllese et the annue oil? the axle. boil and the Wheels aie always at right angles; to each otheil and no contiol othei1 than eontrol M is need.

llif. l', shows the result on G oit one ating1 control lll which tilts the Wheels ll- Ways maintaining; them parallel to each othei (llee; oli the amount ot tilt, and also. a slight n'ioyeniont of cont ol M to level the boil to cociect the sslieht inclination oil the aille clue to the tilt oi' the Wheels.

l* en Y, elbows the i'eeult on 6 ol" opeisatingl' controle lll/l nnrl ll. @he Wheels are tilted by the eontiol lil, and the beil'is; nie-fle anfl maintained level and the Wheels: niaintainedA at tbe saine angle of tilt to the hoi'i Zontal aa in lli l' by the eonti'ol M.

lling. 8, obo" s the result on llin. G oi operating' Conliiols l andv l), 'l` xe side ehi'tt' D of the b H L file chie to the operation of the 'Ill control PWould tilt the wheels it not neutralized by another control. 'llo avoid this and maintain the wheels Vertical, contr-ol ll is used for giving an equal and opposite till'l to the wheels and thereby neutralize the t ing action of the control l).

Fig. Sa, shows the result on Fig'. 5, o; onerating' all three controls lul, ll and l); 'C result also of the operation ot control nl on Figure 8. ln it the bed is leveled and maintained Vertical regardless oit the angle ot the axle. So long as no other` control is used ou Fig. 8 the bed and the wheels will always be at right angles to each other.

Fig. 9, shows the result on 6 of erating all three controls, lirst the de moyement by control lD which not only the the box axle but tilts the wheels as well, second the use ot control ll to Correct the tilt produced by control l? ilj such corr ction i* necessary and third the slight use o the c trol M to correct the small inclination of the axle due to the tilt et the wheels.

the control M as in Fig. 9.

Each oi these controls lll, hl and l? can be operated separately or all simultaneously as may be required by the conditions et service.

Having` thus described my invention, wh t I claim as new and desire to secure by Lette Patent, is-

l. A. body frame and an axle mounted on wheel-s, in combination with two arms rigidly attached to the body traine and hinged to the axle and means for leveling` the body trame when the axle is inclined to the horizontal.

2. A'body :trame and an axle mounted on wheels, in combination with two arms rigidly attached to the body trame and hinged to the axle and means for so leveling the body traine when the axle is at an angle to the horizontal that under all conditions of singularity ot the axle the downward pressure on the wheel on the hi gh side caused by said angular-ity will be as great as the pressure on the wheel on the low side.

3. A body traine, an axle and wheels on which the axle is mounted in combination with two downwardly extending arms rigidly attached to the body trame and piyotally attached to the axle, a shaft 'forming the pivot between the axle and the downwardly extend ing arms extending longitudinally oi the body trame, two control members one on each side oit' the arms pivotally attached to the axle at an end ont each and at the other end otl each pivotally connected to the outside ends of two horizontal control members, said horizontal control members having` their other ends pivoted to shafts supported longitudinally by the rear member ot the body frame, said shafts being rigidly held, and means tor moying,i the horizontal control members on the last named shaillts to level the body iframe and maintain the wheels at right angles to the body frame reoerdless ol the anfouihirity oi the axle and without changing the center ol.2 gravity oi' the body trom a vertical line midway oi the planes ot the wheels.

el. il.. body trame, an axle and wheels on which the axle is mounted, in combination with two downwardly extending arms rigidly attached to the body trame and piyotaliy attached to the axle, means ior tiltingl the wheels to bra fe the machine against side thrust oit the load, means for inainrr ning; the body trame level regardless oit' the inclination t axle and said wheel tiltin` means mainotihe taining the saine tilt with reference to the bot y traine regardless el theangularity oit the wheels and .said leyeling` means maintaining; the center of gravity or the machine so that at all angles oil the axle the downward pres sure on the ground Yfrom the hindi-side wheel will be r f great as the downward pres sure on tlV ground troni the low-sidc wheel.

il body trame, an axle, wheelsl on which the axle is mounted, two downwardly extending arms rigidly attached to the body traine, a base slidahle longitudinally of thc axle. said arms being` pivotally attached to the base, means to move said base lonoitudinally et the axle, means t'or inaintaini the body traire level regardless olf the incln ation ol the axle or off the aniount of shiift ot the base while also 1naintaining` the center oit gravity olf the niach ie such as to exert atleast as arent a downward pressure en the wheel on the high. side is exerted on the wheel on the low side of the machine.

G. A body trame, an axle, wheels on which the axle is mounted, two downwardly extending` arms rigidly attached to the body iframe, a base slidable longitudinally ot the axle, said arms being; pivotally atlachel'l to the base, means to move said bai-.1e loin ltudinally oiE the axle, two control. men'ibers lor levelingthe body iframe, one on either side o l the downwardly extending,` arms, pivotally attached at their lower ends lo the saine base as the downwardly extending arms whereby these arms and 'the vertical control members may be simultaneously moved longitudinally oil the axle toward the high side of the ma chine to bring; them as a uniti nearer to the high side wheel. and means to more said base longitudinally ot the axle, in combination with means tor maintaining; the body 'traine level regardless olf the inclination ot the axle and at the same time maintaining the center ot gravity ot the machine at a point securing4 at least as great a downward pressure on the wheel on the high side as on the wheel on the low side oi the machine.

7. il body trame, an axle, wheels on which the axle is mounted, two downwardly extending arms rigidly attached to the body trame, a base slidable longitudinally et the axle, said arms being,` pivotally attached to the base, approximately vertical control. members one on either side ott the downwnl dly extendingI arms pivotally attached to .said base whereby said arms and control members are simultaneously movable as a unit longitudinally oit the axle, a shaiit supported by the axle, extending longitudinally oit the machine body for moving the bas along the axle, two horizontal control members each havingl an end pivoted on a shaft supported longitudinally by the rear member' oi' the body iframe, said f horizontal control members having their other ends pivotally connected to the respective upper ends oi the vertical control members, means tor swingingl the horizontal control members around the last named shafts, means for moving the slidable base longitudinally of the axle, in combination with means for maintaining; the body trame ot the machine level regardless ot the inclination ot the axle and the center olf gravity oit the machine such that the downward pressure on the wheel on the high side of the machine will be at least as great as the downward pressure on the wheel on the low side.

8. A body trame, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mounted, a basel slidable longitudinally ot the axle, two downwardly extending' arms pivotally secured at their lower ends to the base means tor tilting); the wheels comprising a segmentwheel rotating about the same piyot which pivotally secures the arms, a w rm pinion gearing' into the segrment wheel, a shaft carrying,1 the worm pinion held in boxes on the arms parallel with the machine body, means lor rotating;a the shaft in combination with means 'lier maintaining; the body trame ot' the machine level regardless ot the inclination ot the axle and at the same time maintain the center ot gravity of the machine such as to `gire least as great downward pressure on the wheel on the hi ,ajh side as on the wheel on the low side.

9. il body trame, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mounted, a base slidable lonnjitudinally ot the axle, two downwardly extending arms pivotally connected at their lower ends to the base, approximately vertical control members pivoted at their lower ends to the base, shafts supported longitudinally ot and by the machine body, horizontal control members pivoted at an end ot each on the respective shafts and pivoted at their other ends to the vertical control members, worm wheels on the shafts having` means to enfragre the horizontal control members to swing' the latter by rotating the shafts, worm pinions supported by the downwardly extending arms, a worm ,ogear mounted on the pivot ol the diron 1wardl extendinf ns, a worm plum 'lun t a ir 'w f `i a l ou which the worin pinion is mounted and a cranlr on the last shaft.

l0. rl body trame, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mountech a base slidaliile longtitudinally ot the i2-le, body supportin members pivotally attached to the base, mea ns ttor levelin the body trame regardless ot the inclination ol the axle,v and means for moving the body trame., the base, the body supporting' members and the lei-cling1 means as a unit, longitudinally oi' the axle, to change the center gravity oit the unit relative to the wheel supports.

il. il, body trame, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mounted, body supporting members attached to the trame, pivotal means connectingl the lower ends ot' the body supporting members with the axle, wheel tilting means pi'foted on the last pivotal means, and means tor moving; the body 'frame,body trame supportingl members and tilting1 means as a unit loimitudinally oit the axle to change the center ot ,Qravity ot the unit relative to the wheel supports. Y

l2. lli. body tran c, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mounted, body supporting` members attached to theV trame, pivotal means connecting; the lower ends ot the body supporting' members with the axle, wheel tiltmeans, means tor leveling' the body trame renardl ss of the inclination ot the axle, and means l'or morini,r the body trame, body Ytrame supporting members, wheel tilting,l means and leveling' means as a unit longitudin ally oit the e to channe the center ot ogravity ot the unit relative to the wheel supports.

lil. il. body "trame, an axle, wheels in which the axle is mounted, body supporting); arms attached to the trame, pivotal means connectinp; the lower ends ot `the body supporting' arms with the axle, wheel tilting' means pivoted on the same pivot as the body supporting;v arms, means for controlling4 the tilting' comprising;` a shalit carried by the body supportiup; arms, a worm pinion on said shaft and a rack se ment concentric with the pivot for t ie body sluriportinn arms, means 'lor levelino; the body trame, and means tor moving); the body trame its supporting mechanism its leveling' mechanism and said wheel tiltinp; means as a unit longitudinally ot the axle without disturbino their adjustments or intertering1 with their operations and :tor the purpose oi changing the center ot ,gravity ot ll l) dlea pity ot ,lower ends of th Temprana l i i i, both oi ee, om, ,i

' axle at or naar t the :trame supportiner arms :tor moving the serment raol; lati-nallv'and thereby acting n the pitman to aetnate the cross arm t "l'nally and the wheels,

\ly trame, an aille, bell Crank spinle encs, wheels mounted J, L i of arms attached to the frame, neane pirotallv Connecting the lower ends of the arms with the segment rael: eoneeitrie with the pivot of the arms, a Cross arm connecting the bell erznks, a pitman eonneelin the web ot the Segment with the cross arm, and means attaehed to the trame supportinev ni' for meting the seoment rank l and thereby aetii jg through tl Cross arm longrltndina in Combi- L the body ie pitman 1to a-ctnale the lly and tit the wheels, nation wil i means lor leyelina` frame.

16. i body trame, arie, bell Cranli: .5pm-

dles pivoted to the axle i ls, wheels mounted on the spindles. a l air arms attached to A. l L

the frame, means plyotalljay connecting' the e arms wi ,i the asile, ment raeh concentric with arms, a cross a pitman eonneeti with the eross e the frame support a see'- the pivot, oit the Connecting bell cranks, nu the segment attaehee to nally and tilt the wheels, in eombin means for leve the body frame, and means for shitting the center oi ot the body frame wheel tilting` means and lereling' mez as a untl longitudinally oli the a 17. A body trame, an axle, wheels on which the axle is mounet, downwardly extending arms Yattached to the body frame, a baee slidable longi* Linall)y oi" the axle, said arms being` pivotally attached to the base, a raeh lief to the base and projeetinI tl'ierebeyond i shaft journaled lrom th ,y Ahe mi l length oi' the axle, pinion on tie shaft meshingy with the rack and means Comprising gears and teleeooping rods :tor rotating the pinion from a ren'iote position of an operator, in eomllination with means for leveling the body frame under all angles of the axle and wheels.

18. A body traine, an axle, vbell crank spindles pi'voled to the ends of the axle, wheels mounted on the spindles, a bar eonneetingl the bell cranks, downwardly extending members rigidly attached to the body frame, a base slidable lon gitudinally of the axle, said downwardly e,\"tendin,f members pivotally attached to base, a pair oi approximately Vertical control members one on either side of the downwardly extending` members pivoted at their lower ends to the base, a segment rael: pivoted to the same pivot as the downwardly e1;- tending` members, a pitman connecting the web of the segment rack with the bar Connecting the bell crank spindles, mea-ns for moving the base longitudinally of the axle an d means ieaaeei 19. A body trame, an axle. wheels; monated on the axle, a barge slidabie on the arde in either direetion i'roi i L mid position, :wpporb ing` members depen ding` from the bod,v l'ranie and pivotally attached at Vtheir loner ende; to the base, in ermibinatiim with means For levelingv the body trame at all annular poetitions ol the aille whether he high end be o r the right Side or on the left si( e ol lhe 1na of downwardly nitending arms rie-hl' at tafhed to the body l 'ame at their uppe, endz; and pirotally attaehed at then.' lower rada o he base, two apprfminiately verl leal coirol members tor lereling the body` traino located one on either side ol the downwardly extending arms pirotally atls'irhed 'their lower ends, a segment raeh pirotial at its; er' e ter to the same pivot as the downwardly r tending` arms, :said downwardly efd'et arms. the vertical control nuanlmre: aad lhA Segment ach being piroted to the lla-1o lzvr movement with the `body traine an a will lorgitudinally oi the aigle, in eoinblna'fiii with means for leifeling the bed ol the regardless ot the angularity ol the 1.` l

tilt of the wheels, and means vlor maintain ingv the center of gravity ol said unit at a point where the dowi .vard pref-:Faire ol the wheel on the high side will equal or oezfrfl the downward pressure olf the wheel on the low Side.

21. A body fume, two downwardly erf tending arm supports, an axle, wheels at its; ends, a base slidingv longitiulinally oil: the axle, a. pivot Connecting?)- the base with the downwardly extending' arm supports, a seg;- ment wheel operated about the name pivot an the downwardly Yrdending arm siajiports and moved about said said pivot by a worm pinion, a segment wheel, a worm pinion earried on said arm-supports to change Vthe relationship of the axes of the downwardly entending` a m supports by cooperation with. the segment wheel, and means 'for niainlaining the Abody trame level, in eombination with means :tor maintaining the tilt- Sil lin?

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toward the high side alongn the afl and means to maintain the center ot gra t f ot the machine ata place where the downward pressure on the ground 'from the high wheel will always be equal to or greater than the downward pressure on the ,ground rtroni the wheel on the low side.

22. .d body trame, two downwardly extending; arm supports, an axle, wheels at its ends, a base sliding longitudinally oi' the axle, a pivot connecting` the base with the downwardly extending arm supports, a segment wheel operating about the same pivot as the downwardly extending; arm supports, a worin pinion carried said arm supports, said segment wheel moved about said pivot by the worm pinion and means tor maintaining the body trame level regardless ot the singularity ot the axle, in combination with means tor shitting the body trame longitudinally alongv the axle toward the high wheel, and means tor tilting` the wheels to give a rolling` brace to the machine against the load and at the same time with the machine bed level keepin?,` the center of gravity on the high side so that the downward pressure on the high wheel will always be equal to or greater than the downward pressure on the low wheel.

23. A body Jframe, two downwardly extendinn; arm supports, an axle, wheels at its ends, a base sliding longitudinally of the axle.l a pivot connecting,` the base with the downwardly extending` arms and means tor shitting); the body trame longitudinally along1 the axle in order to shift the center oit gravity ot the machine so that the downward pressure trom the high side wheel may be made any predetermined amount more than the down ward pressure from the low side wheel, in combination with means for levelingl the machine and maintaining it level regardless ot the angle ot inclination of the axle.

2d. A body traine, two downwardly extend inn; arm supports, an axle, wheels at its ends, a base sliding,` longitudinally ott the axle, a pivot conneetinn1 the downwardly extendingI arm supports with the axle or slidingbase, a segment raeh reciting about the same pivot as the downwardly extending3)` arms said segment racl: bein roclied about the pivot by a worm pinion, said worm pinion carried by said arm supports and means tor tilting; the wheels vot the machine so that it will brace the wheels against the side pull of the load at any predetermined tilt, in combination with means :tor leveling),` the machine body and maintain- .it level and at the same time with the machine bed level, means whereby the center oli gravit-y ot the machine will never bc shitted to a point where the downward pressure ot the wheel on the low side will exceed the downfard pressure ot the wheel on the high side.

25. il body trame, two downwardly extendinn,v arm supports, an axle, wheels at its ends, a base sliding: longitudinally oit the axle, a pivot connecting`- the downwardly extending,l arm supports with the sliding),` base, a segment i acl: roch-ing about the same pivot as the downwardly extendingarms said segment reel-* being; rochable about the pivot by a worm pinion, said worm pinion carried by said arms, and means tor shitting,` the body trame longitudinally alone; the axle, to shitt the center ot rarity oit the machine bed to any predetermined point, and means l'or tilting the wheels ot the machine so that they will give the machine a brace against the side pull ot the load at any predetermined tilt, in combi- 4nationwith means for leveling` the machine body and .maintaining it level regardless ot the inclination ot the axle and at the same time with the machine bed level, means whereby the center oit ,gravity ot the machine will never be shiited to a point where the dowin ward pressure ot the wheel on the low side will be greater than the downward pressure ot the wheel on the high side oit the machine.

In testimony whereof l an'ix my signature.

WILLlAM M. TAYLOR. 

